INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 190 member countries. Our role is to enable police around the world to work together to make the world a safer place. Our high-tech infrastructure of technical and operational support helps meet the growing challenges of fighting crime in the 21st century.

This is where you will find the latest news and multimedia from INTERPOL. Read our news stories and speeches; see the Organization in action through videos and photo galleries; and download our fact sheets, brochures and annual reports.

Our global police communications channels and internationally recognized alert systems allow police around the world to share data instantly and securely. A 24-hour contact point and specialized teams provide targeted support to serious crime or disaster incidents.

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Australia

Australian Federal Police

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the Australian government’s leading law enforcement agency. It is responsible for investigating offences against the Commonwealth of Australia and advising on the national security framework.

At national level, the AFP works with Australian government departments, state and territory law enforcement agencies and other partner agencies to disrupt, deter and defeat criminal activity.

At global level, the AFP operates within a large network of international law enforcement agencies, industry partners, and foreign governments to identify and disrupt transnational serious and organised crime.

Through its International Deployment Group, the AFP also provides a range of capacity development initiatives and peacekeeping and stability operations. The group contributes to the development, maintenance or restoration of the rule of law in countries that seek Australia's support.

The AFP is responsive to a rapidly changing criminal environment and has eight key investigative priorities. These are:

Serious and organized crime;

Crime operations;

High tech crime operations;

Intelligence;

Protection;

Aviation;

International Deployment Group;

Counter terrorism.

INTERPOL Canberra

The INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) for Australia is hosted by the AFP and located at its Canberra Headquarters. It works closely with Australian law enforcement agencies, regulatory bodies and relevant government agencies.

PARIS, France – Australia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop, and INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock have met in Paris to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in the fight against terrorism.Secretary General Stock commended Australia for taking a leading role in global counter-terrorism efforts, from preventing the movement of foreign fighter...

CANBERRA, Australia – The inaugural International Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) Leaders’ Forum has supported the creation of a Global Alliance to unite and focus efforts in combating the IED threat.Under this umbrella, a coalition of willing partners will develop a coordinated international effort based on four interconnecting key pillars: co...

CANBERRA, Australia ‒ The first global meeting to address the threat of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), which kill and injure tens of thousands of people around the world each year, has opened in Australia.Organized by INTERPOL, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Department of Defence, the three-day (2 – 4 September) International Count...

CANBERRA, Australia – Combating terrorism and the foreign terrorist fighter threat were high on the agenda in a meeting today between INTERPOL’s Secretary General and the Australian Minister for Justice in Canberra.Secretary General Jürgen Stock and Minister Michael Keenan also discussed a range of security issues including illegal immigration and border...

LYON, France – Using evidence collected in Australia and shared via INTERPOL, police in Bangladesh have arrested the head of an organized criminal network which had made a business out of sexually abusing young boys and selling the images around the world.The investigation began in 2010, when police in Australia discovered a large number of sexual abuse i...

LYON, France - Police chiefs, heads of counter-terrorism units and international experts from academic, governmental and private sector institutions will gather in Sydney, Australia from 28 - 30 January for the INTERPOL Global Security and Counter-terrorism Convention.Supported by the Canadian Government and Australian Federal Police (AFP), the event is a...